Pat Riley Named to 2008 Hall of Fame

This article was written by George Irvine of Basketball.org. George was a long-time NBA head coach, executive, and player.   This past weekend six men and one woman were inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.  They were Pat Riley, Adrian Dantley, Patrick Ewing, Cathy Rush, Hakeem Olajuwon, William Davidson, and Dick Vitale.  I want to congratulate all of them for this great honor. I have been fortunate to know almost all of them, some closer than others.  I had wanted to start writing about them sooner, but I have been busy with some family things, so here is a start. The only inductee I haven’t had personal contact with is Cathy Rush, though I knew her ex-husband (former NBA referee Ed Rush) very well.  When they were married, people often joked about how much better a basketball person Cathy Rush was than Ed.  She had the recognition of being a great coach, and was highly respected in all circles. The other coach inducted was, of course, Pat ... (link)